The M1 motorway was closed to traffic this morning after an accident on the southbound carriageway.

At around 7,.50am this morning a car and a motorcycle collided close to junction 19, in the roadworks around Catthorpe Interchange.

The southbound carriageway was shut while emergency services attended the scene, and after the air ambulance landed in a field nearby the northbound carriageway was also closed while the 44-year-old male motorcyclist was transferred to the helicopter.

The casualty was then taken to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire for treatment. The injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

No other injuries were reported, and the motorway reopened in both directions by 8.55am.